
L.M.S.
4-6-0
Black 5
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Canadian
Pacific 4-6-4 Royal
Hudson 2860 - 2850 |
 G.W.R. 14XX Auto
Train |
 Wallingford
Railway Station |

Bill Colnett with his model railway
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OUR PROUD ASSOCIATION WITH MODEL GIANT
BASSETT-LOWKE LTD.
I've
always been fascinated with model trains, not necessarily with the working
aspect of them, but static scale models of railway engines, coaches, and
railway buildings. If you visit our "Founders"
section
of this website, you'll see that model railway buildings, were the very first
models my
Father built, when
AWB Models
were active in the North of England in
1945.
This image is the only photo record of an
AWB model
railway station building, produced by my father's company, at that time.

Left, my wife Elza and
I working on one of the above stations, for the
Bassett-Lowke Ltd.
retail store. At that time, I was also working in the
Bassett-Lowke Manchester
store, primarily on the repair bench, and assisting in retail sales. Later my wife and I moved to London, and I joined the staff of their
High Holborn
store in
London.
I continued to sub contract model work from them in my spare time, usually,
radio controlled model boats. Picture below was taken in their
Manchester store, at the old fashioned oak cash register. I have so
many wonderful memories of the years working in both those stores, and the many
true railway modellers and model engineers I got to work with, including my own
Father (below left), at one point in time.
In 2003, here in British Columbia Canada,
almost
"57
years"
after my father built his first railway station for
Bassett-Lowke Manchester,
I got to build my first railway station. It was a
3/8
scale replica of the
1937 G.W.R. Wallingford Branch Line Station, in the South of England. Be
sure to visit this
"Wallingford
Railway Station" shown on the left of this page ... it really was a very special project for me personally, and a lot of work and research went into making sure everything was absolutely authentic to the best of my knowledge. If
you're a model railway enthusiast as I am, I'm quite sure you'll enjoy your visit.
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